Muscat City Desalination CoOG (MUS:MCDE) PB Ratio : 0.43 (As of Apr. 01, 2025)

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What is Muscat City Desalination CoOG PB Ratio?

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2025-04-01), Muscat City Desalination CoOG's share price is ر.ع0.068. Muscat City Desalination CoOG's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was ر.ع0.16. Hence, Muscat City Desalination CoOG's PB Ratio of today is 0.43.

Good Sign:

Muscat City Desalination Co SAOG stock PB Ratio (=0.43) is close to 10-year low of 0.4.

The historical rank and industry rank for Muscat City Desalination CoOG's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

MUS:MCDE' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.4 Med: 0.87 Max: 6
Current: 0.43

During the past 8 years, Muscat City Desalination CoOG's highest PB Ratio was 6.00. The lowest was 0.40. And the median was 0.87.

MUS:MCDE's PB Ratio is ranked better than
88.62% of 492 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.405 vs MUS:MCDE: 0.43

During the past 12 months, Muscat City Desalination CoOG's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.50% per year.

During the past 8 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Muscat City Desalination CoOG was 18.10% per year. The lowest was -5.10% per year. And the median was 13.40% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio

Muscat City Desalination CoOG PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Muscat City Desalination CoOG's PB Ratio can be seen below:

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Muscat City Desalination CoOG PB Ratio Chart

Muscat City Desalination CoOG Annual Data

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1.10

0.83

0.70

0.54

0.41

Muscat City Desalination CoOG Quarterly Data
	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24
PB Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.54	0.49	0.46	0.47	0.41

Competitive Comparison of Muscat City Desalination CoOG's PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Muscat City Desalination CoOG's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Muscat City Desalination CoOG's PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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Muscat City Desalination CoOG PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

Muscat City Desalination CoOG's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2024)
	=	0.068	/	0.159
	=	0.43

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PB Ratio

Market Cap

(Total Stockholders Equity

Preferred Stock)

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.

Muscat City Desalination CoOG (MUS:MCDE) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.

Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.

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Muscat City Desalination CoOG Business Description

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Address

North Ghubrah, P.O. Box 1935, Muscat, OMN, 114

Website

https://www.mcdcoman.com

Muscat City Desalination Co SAOG is engaged in owning, developing, and operating water projects and selling desalinated water. The company focuses on providing clean drinking water by operating Al Ghubrah independent water project. Water sales take place in the Sultanate of Oman. The Company's revenue stream comprises water capacity investment charge, water capacity operation and maintenance charge, water output operation and maintenance charge, and electricity charges.

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